Lenovo 2577 User manual

ThinkServer

UserGuide

MachineTypes:2577,2579,2592,2593,2594,and2595

Note:

Beforeusingtheinformationandtheproductitsupports,besuretoreadandunderstandthefollowing:

•TheReadMeFirstthatcomeswithyourproduct

•“Safetyinformation”onpageiii

•AppendixA“Notices”onpage167

FourthEdition(March2013)

©CopyrightLenovo2012,2013.

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“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents

Safetyinformation..........iii

Chapter1.Generalinformation.....1

Introduction.................1

Serverdocumentation.............2

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap...5

Chapter3.Productoverview......7

Serverpackage...............7

Features..................8

Specications...............12

Software.................12

ThinkServerEasyStartup.........12

ThinkServerEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater.13

LenovoThinkServerEasyManage.....13

BIOSandTMMupdateutilities......13

RAIDcongurationutilities........13

Remotemanagementsoftware......13

LenovoRackPlanner..........13

ThinkServerSmartGridTechnology....14

Diagnosticprograms..........14

Locations.................14

Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label.................14

Frontviewoftheserver.........16

Frontpanel..............19

Diagnosticmodule...........21

Rearviewoftheserver.........25

Servercomponents...........29

Hot-swapharddiskdrivestatusLEDs...32

RAIDcard...............33

Expandercard.............34

Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane....35

Mini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable

connections..............38

Systemboardcomponents........41

Systemboardjumpersandswitches....44

SystemboardLEDs...........49

Chapter4.Turningonandturningoff

theserver...............51

Turningontheserver............51

Turningofftheserver............51

Chapter5.Conguringtheserver..53

UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram........53

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.....53

ViewinginformationintheSetupUtility

program...............53

SetupUtilityprograminterface......54

Settingthesystemdateandtime.....56

Usingpasswords............57

Selectingastartupdevice........58

ConguringtheTPMfunction.......58

SettingthemodeoftheEthernetconnector

0..................59

ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram......59

UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS......59

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram...61

FeaturesoftheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............61

StartingtheThinkServerEasyStartup

program...............62

UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

onaWindowsoperatingsystem......63

ConguringRAID..............64

AboutRAID..............64

ConguringRAIDusingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram..........65

ConguringtheadvancedSATAorSAS

hardwareRAID.............66

ConguringtheEthernetcontrollers......66

Updatingthermware............67

UsingtheFirmwareUpdaterprogram....67

UsingtheLenovoThinkServerEasyManage

program.................67

Chapter6.Installing,removing,or

replacinghardware..........69

Guidelines................69

Precautions..............69

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices.....70

Systemreliabilityguidelines........70

Workinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.71

Removingtheservercover..........71

Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel....73

Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware...74

Removingandreinstallingtherackhandles.74

Removingandreinstallingthecooling

shroud................76

Removingandreinstallingtheleftcage...78

Installingorremovingamemorymodule...80

InstallingorremovinganEthernetcard...87

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

500UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID....92

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InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID

700Battery..............94

Installingorremovingtheexpandercard...97

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServer

ManagementModulePremium......101

InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerTrusted

PlatformModule............105

Installingorreplacingahot-swapredundant

powersupply.............108

Installingorreplacingaheatsink......112

Installingorreplacingthemicroprocessor..114

Installingorreplacingtheopticaldrive...122

Installingorreplacingahot-swapharddisk

drive.................127

Replacingthehot-swapharddiskdrive

backplane...............131

Replacingtherisercardassembly1....136

Replacingtherisercardassembly2....138

ReplacingtheRAIDcard.........140

Replacingthefrontpanelboard......142

Replacingthediagnosticmodule.....146

Replacingasystemfan.........149

Replacingthesystemboardbattery....151

Completingthepartsreplacement.......153

Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnecting

cables................153

Updatingtheserverconguration.....156

Chapter7.Troubleshootingand

diagnostics.............157

Troubleshootingprocedure..........157

ViewingthestatusanddiagnosticLEDs.....157

Usingadiagnosticprogram.........158

Viewingthesystemeventlog.........158

Basictroubleshootingtables.........158

ThinkServerEasyStartupprogram

problems...............158

Opticaldriveproblems..........159

Harddiskdriveproblems.........160

Memorymoduleproblems........161

Keyboard,mouse,andUSBdevice

problems...............162

Chapter8.Gettinginformation,help,

andservice.............163

Informationresources............163

Usingthedocumentation.........163

ThinkServerWebsite..........163

LenovoSupportWebsite.........163

Helpandservice..............164

Beforeyoucall.............164

Callingforservice............164

Usingotherservices..........165

Purchasingadditionalservices......165

AppendixA.Notices.........167

Trademarks................168

Importantnotes..............168

PolyvinylChloride(PVC)cableandcordnotice..168

Recyclinginformation............168

Batteryreturnprogram..........169

Requirementforbatteriescontaining

perchlorate..............169

Particulatecontamination..........170

ImportantWEEEinformation.........170

GermanOrdinanceforWorkglossstatement...171

Exportclassicationnotice..........171

Electronicemissionnotices..........171

FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)

Statement...............171

ENERGYSTARmodelinformation.......173

Index.................175

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Safetyinformation

Note:Beforeusingtheproduct,besuretoreadandunderstandthemultilingualsafetyinstructionsonthe

documentationDVDthatcomeswiththeproduct.

Antesdeusaroproduto,leiaeentendaasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilínguesnoDVDdedocumentação

queoacompanha.

Предидаизползватетозипродукт,задължителнопрочететеивникнетевмногоезичнитеинструкции

забезопасноствDVDдискасдокументация,койтосепредоставяспродукта.

PrijeupotrebeovogproizvodaobaveznopročitajtevišejezičnesigurnosneuputekojesenalazenaDVD-us

dokumentacijomkojidobivateuzproizvod.

PředpoužitímproduktujetřebasipřečístaporozumětbezpečnostnímpokynůmuvedenýmnadiskuDVDs

dokumentací,kterýjedodávánsproduktem.

Førdubrugerproduktet,skaldusørgeforatlæseogforstådesikkerhedsforskrifter,derndespåere

sprog,pådendokumentations-dvd,derfølgermedproduktet.

LuetuotteenmukanatoimitetullaDVD-tietolevylläolevatmonikielisetturvaohjeetennentämäntuotteen

käyttöä.

Avantd'utiliserleproduit,veillezàbienlireetcomprendrelesinstructionsdesécuritémultilinguesgurant

surleDVDdedocumentationfourniavecleproduit.

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οποίεςείναιδιαθέσιμεςσεδιάφορεςγλώσσεςστοDVDτεκμηρίωσηςπουσυνοδεύειτοπροϊόν.

VorVerwendungdesProduktssolltenSieunbedingtdiemehrsprachigenSicherheitsanweisungenaufder

Dokumentations-DVDlesen,dieimLieferumfangdesProduktsenthaltenist.

AtermékhasználataelőttmindenképpenolvassaelésértelmezzeatermékhezkapottdokumentációsDVD

lemezentalálható,többnyelvenelolvashatóbiztonságielőírásokat.

Primadiutilizzareilprodotto,accertarsidileggereecomprendereleinformazionisullasicurezzamultilingue

disponibilisulDVDdidocumentazionefornitoconilprodotto.

製品をご使用になる前に、製品に付属のDocumentationDVDに収録されているマルチリンガルの「安

全に正しくご使用いただくために」を読んで理解してください。

제품을사용하기전에제품과함께제공되는문서DVD의다국어안전지침을주의깊게읽어보십시오.

Voordatuhetproductgebruikt,moetuervoorzorgendatudemeertaligeveiligheidsinstructiesopde

documentatie-dvdvanhetproducthebtgelezenenbegrijpt.

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Przedskorzystaniemzproduktunależyzapoznaćsięzwielojęzycznymiinstrukcjamibezpieczeństwa

znajdującymisięnapłycieDVDzdokumentacjądostarczonąwrazzproduktem.

Antesdeutilizaroproduto,leiaatentamenteasinstruçõesdesegurançamultilinguesqueconstamno

DVDdedocumentaçãofornecidocomoproduto.

Înaintedeautilizaprodusul,asiguraţi-văcăaţicititşiînţelesinstrucţiuniledesiguranţăînmaimultelimbide

peDVD-ulcudocumentaţiecareînsoţeşteprodusul.

Førdubrukerproduktet,måduleseogforstådenerspråkligesikkerhetsinformasjonenpåDVDenmed

dokumentasjonsomfølgermedproduktet.

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безопасностинаразныхязыках,которыеможнонайтинаDVD-дискесдокументациейвкомплектес

продуктом.

在使用本产品之前，请务必先阅读和了解产品附带的文档DVD中的多语言安全说明。

Prenegotoupotrebiteproizvodobaveznopaljivoproitajteiprouiteviejezikouputstvozabezbednostna

dokumentacionomDVD-ukojistedobiliuzproizvod.

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produktom.

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naDVD-juzdokumentacijo,kistegaprejeliskupajzizdelkom.

Antesdeutilizarelproducto,asegúresedeleerycomprenderlasinstruccionesdeseguridadmultilingüesdel

DVDdedocumentaciónqueseproporcionaconelproducto.

Varnogamedattläsasäkerhetsinstruktionernapådokumentations-DVD-skivansomföljermedprodukten

innandubörjaranvändaprodukten.

使用本產品之前，請務必閱讀並瞭解產品隨附的文件DVD上的多國語言版本安全資訊。

Buürünükullanmadanönce,ürünlebirliktegönderilenbelgeDVD'siüzerindekiçokdiliçerengüvenlik

yönergeleriniokuyupanladýðýnýzdaneminolun.

Передвикористаннямцьогопродуктууважноознайомтесязінструкціямизтехнікибезпекинарізних

мовах,щоможназнайтинаDVD-дискуздокументацієювкомплектізпродуктом.

Important:Thecautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentarelabeledwithnumbers.Eachnumber

identiesanEnglish-languagecautionordangerstatementthatreferstotranslatedversionsofthecaution

ordangerstatementintheSafetyInformationdocument.Forexample,ifadangerstatementislabeled

“Statement1,”translationsforthisdangerstatementareintheSafetyInformationdocumentunder

“Statement1.”

Ensurethatyoureadandunderstandallcautionanddangerstatementsinthisdocumentbeforeyouperform

theprocedures.Readandunderstandanyadditionalsafetyinformationthatisincludedwiththeserveror

optionaldevicebeforeyouinstall,remove,orreplacethedevice.

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Statement1

DANGER

Electricalcurrentfrompower,telephone,andcommunicationcablesishazardous.

Toavoidashockhazard:

•Donotconnectordisconnectanycablesorperforminstallation,maintenance,orrecongurationofthis

productduringanelectricalstorm.

•Connectallpowercordstoaproperlywiredandgroundedelectricaloutlet.

•Ensurethatallpowercordconnectorsaresecurelyandcompletelypluggedintoreceptacles.

•Connecttoproperlywiredoutletsanyequipmentthatwillbeattachedtothisproduct.

•Whenpossible,useonehandonlytoconnectordisconnectsignalcables.

•Neverturnonanyequipmentwhenthereisevidenceofre,water,orstructuraldamage.

•Disconnecttheattachedpowercords,telecommunicationssystems,networks,andmodemsbeforeyou

openthedevicecovers,unlessinstructedotherwiseintheinstallationandcongurationprocedures.

•Connectanddisconnectcablesasdescribedinthefollowingtablewheninstalling,moving,oropening

coversonthisproductorattacheddevices.

Toconnect:Todisconnect:

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,attachallcablestodevices.

3.Attachsignalcablestoconnectors.

4.Attachpowercordstooutlets.

5.TurndevicesON.

1.TurneverythingOFF.

2.First,removepowercordsfromoutlets.

3.Removesignalcablesfromconnectors.

4.Removeallcablesfromdevices.

Statement2

DANGER

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.

Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis

recommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly

used,handled,ordisposedof.

Donot:

•Throworimmerseintowater

•Heattomorethan100°C(212°F)

•Repairordisassemble

Disposeofthebatteryasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulations.

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Statement3

CAUTION:

Whenlaserproducts(suchasCD-ROMs,DVDdrives,beropticdevices,ortransmitters)are

installed,notethefollowing:

•Donotremovethecovers.Removingthecoversofthelaserproductcouldresultinexposureto

hazardouslaserradiation.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethedevice.

•Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespeciedherein

mightresultinhazardousradiationexposure.

DANGER

SomelaserproductscontainanembeddedClass3AorClass3Blaserdiode.Notethefollowing:

Laserradiationwhenopen.Donotstareintothebeam,donotviewdirectlywithoptical

instruments,andavoiddirectexposuretothebeam.

Statement4

≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)

<32kg(70.5lb)<55kg(121.2lb)<100kg(220.5lb)

CAUTION:

Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

Statement5

CAUTION:

Thepowercontrolbuttononthedeviceandthepowerswitchonthepowersupplydonotturnoff

theelectricalcurrentsuppliedtothedevice.Thedevicealsomighthavemorethanonepower

cord.Toremoveallelectricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallpowercordsaredisconnected

fromthepowersource.

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Statement6

CAUTION:

Ifyouinstallastrain-reliefbracketoptionovertheendofthepowercordthatisconnectedtothe

device,youmustconnecttheotherendofthepowercordtoapowersourcethatiseasilyaccessible

incaseitneedstobedisconnected.

Statement7

CAUTION:

Ifthedevicehasdoors,ensurethatyouremoveorsecurethedoorsbeforemovingorliftingthe

devicetoprotectagainstpersonalinjury.Thedoorswillnotsupporttheweightofthedevice.

Statement8

CAUTION:

Neverremovethecoveronapowersupplyoranypartthathasthefollowinglabelattached.

Hazardousvoltage,current,andenergylevelsarepresentinsideanycomponentthathasthislabel

attached.Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidethesecomponents.Ifyoususpectaproblemwith

oneoftheseparts,contactaservicetechnician.

Statement9

CAUTION:

Disconnectthehot-swapfancablesbeforeremovingthefanfromthedevicetoprotectagainst

personalinjury.

Statement10

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatesasharp-edgehazard.

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Statement11

CAUTION:

Thefollowinglabelindicatesapotentialheathazard.

Statement12

DANGER

Overloadingabranchcircuitisapotentialrehazardandashockhazardundercertainconditions.T o

avoidthesehazards,ensurethatyoursystemelectricalrequirementsdonotexceedbranchcurrentratings

attheinstallationsite.

Statement13

CAUTION:

Ensurethattherackissecuredproperlytoavoidtippingwhentheserverunitisextendedontherails.

Statement14

CAUTION:

SomeaccessoryoroptionboardoutputsexceedClass2orlimitedpowersourcelimits.You

mustinstalltheappropriateinterconnectingcablinginaccordancewithyourlocalelectricalcode

requirements.

Statement15

CAUTION:

Thepower-controlbuttononthedevicemayputthedeviceinstandbymodeinsteadofturningoff

thedevice.Inaddition,thedevicemighthavemultipleconnectionstodcpower.Toremoveall

electricalcurrentfromthedevice,ensurethatallconnectionstodcpoweraredisconnectedat

thedcpowerinputterminals.

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Statement16

CAUTION:

Toreducetheriskofelectricshockorenergyhazards:

•Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledbytrainedservicepersonnelinarestricted-accesslocation,as

denedbyyourlocalelectricalcodeandthelatesteditionofIEC60950.

•Connecttheequipmenttoareliablyearthedsafetyextralowvoltage(SELV)source.AnSELV

sourceisasecondarycircuitthatisdesignedsothatnormalandsinglefaultconditionsdonot

causethevoltagestoexceedasafelevel(60Vdirectcurrent).

•Thebranchcircuitovercurrentprotectionmustberatedinaccordancewithlocalelectricalcode

requirements.

•Use1.3mm

2

or16AmericanWireGauge(AWG)copperconductoronly,notexceeding3meters

inlength.

•Torquethewiring-terminalscrewsto1.4newton-metersor12inch-pounds.

•Provideareadilyavailable,approvedandrateddisconnectdeviceintheeldwiring.

Statement17

CAUTION:

ThisproductcontainsaClass1Mlaser.Donotviewdirectlywithopticalinstruments.

Statement18

CAUTION:

Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mountedproducts.

Statement19

CAUTION:

Hazardousmovingparts.Keepngersandotherbodypartsaway.

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Statement20

CAUTION:

Alithiumionbatteryisprovided.Toavoidpossibleexplosion,donotburnthebattery.Replacethe

batteryonlywiththeLenovo-approvedpart.Recycleordiscardthebatteryasinstructedbylocal

regulations.

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Chapter1.Generalinformation

Thischapterprovidessomegeneralinformationaboutyourproduct.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Introduction”onpage1

•“Serverdocumentation”onpage2

Introduction

ThisuserguideforyourLenovo

®

ThinkServer

®

productcontainsinformationabouttheserverfeatures,

specications,componentlocations,congurationinstructions,hardwarereplacementprocedures,and

basictroubleshootinganddiagnostics.

YourservercomeswithadocumentationDVDthatcontainsvariousserverdocumentstohelpyouuseand

maintaintheserver.Meanwhile,yourservercomeswithaThinkServerEasyStartupDVDthatprovidesa

convenientsolutionforconguringtheserverandinstallinganoperatingsystem.

TheLenovoLimitedWarranty(LLW)containsthewarrantytermsthatapplytotheproductyoupurchasedfrom

Lenovo.ReadtheLLWonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Aprintablegenericversion

ofthelatestLLWalsoisavailableinmorethan30languagesathttp://www.lenovo.com/warranty/llw_02.If

youcannotobtaintheLLWthroughthedocumentationDVDorLenovoWebsite,contactyourlocalLenovo

ofceorresellertoobtainaprintedversionoftheLLW,freeofcharge.

Forwarrantyservice,consulttheworldwideLenovoSupporttelephonelist.Telephonenumbersaresubject

tochangewithoutnotice.Themostup-to-datetelephonelistforLenovoSupportisalwaysavailableonthe

Websiteathttp://www.lenovo.com/support/phone.Ifthetelephonenumberforyourcountryorregionisnot

listed,contactyourLenovoresellerorLenovomarketingrepresentative.

Toobtainthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheserver,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformationand

downloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.ToaccesstheLenovoSupportWebsite,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

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Recordinformationaboutyourserverinthefollowingtable.Youwillneedtheinformationifyoueverneed

tohaveyourserverserviced.

Forwheretondtheproductinformationlabelonthechassis,see“Machinetype,model,andserialnumber

label”onpage14.

Productname

______________________________________________

Machinetypeandmodel(MT-M)

______________________________________________

Serialnumber(S/N)

______________________________________________

Dateofpurchase

______________________________________________

YoucanregisteryourserverwithLenovobyfollowingtheinstructionsat:

http://www.lenovo.com/register

Whenyouregisteryourserver,informationisenteredintoadatabase,whichenablesLenovotocontact

youincaseofarecallorothersevereproblem.AfteryouregisteryourserverwithLenovo,youwillreceive

quickerservicewhenyoucallLenovoforhelp.Inaddition,somelocationsofferextendedprivilegesand

servicestoregisteredusers.

Serverdocumentation

Thistopicprovidesageneraldescriptionofeachdocumentforyourserverandinstructionsonhow

toobtainallthedocuments.

Printeddocuments

Thefollowingdocumentsareprintedoutandincludedinyourserverpackage.

•ReadMeFirst

Thisisamultilingualdocumentyoushouldreadrst.Thisdocumentguidesyoutoreadthecomplete

warranty,support,andsafetyinformationonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserverbefore

usingtheproduct.Thisdocumentalsoprovidesinformationabouthowtondthemostup-to-date

informationontheLenovoSupportWebsite.

•ImportantNotices

Thisdocumentincludessafetyandlegalnoticesthatyoushouldreadandunderstandbeforeusing

theserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions

Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

Note:Thisdocumentisavailableinvelanguages.AprintedEnglishversionisincludedinyourserver

package.APDFversionofFrench,German,Italian,andSpanishareprovidedonthedocumentationDVD

thatcomeswiththeserver.

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DocumentationDVD

ThedocumentationDVD,whichcomeswithyourserver,containsvariousdocumentsforyourserverin

PortableDocumentFormat(PDF)andHyperTextMarkupLanguage(HTML).ThedocumentationDVDisnot

bootable.ToviewthedocumentsontheDVD,youwillneedacomputerwithaWebbrowserandtheAdobe

Readerprogram,whichisavailablefordownloadat:

http://www.adobe.com

TostartthedocumentationDVD,inserttheDVDintotheopticaldrive.TheDVDisAutoPlayenabledand

startsautomaticallyinmostMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

environments.IftheDVDfailstostartorifyouareusinga

Linux

®

operatingsystem,openthelaunch.htmlelocatedintherootdirectoryoftheDVD.

Note:LenovomaintainspagesontheWorldWideWeb,whereyoucangetthelatesttechnicalinformation

anddownloaddocumentationordevicedriversandupdates.Someinformationinthedocumentsonthe

documentationDVDmightchangewithoutnoticeaftertherstreleaseoftheDVD.Youcanalwaysobtainall

themostup-to-datedocumentationforyourserverfromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

ThefollowingdocumentsareonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver:

•SafetyInformation

Thisisamultilingualdocumentthatincludesallthesafetystatementsforyourproductinmorethan30

languages.Besuretoreadandunderstandallthesafetystatementsbeforeusingtheproduct.

•WarrantyandSupportInformation

ThisdocumentincludestheLenovowarrantystatement,CustomerReplaceableUnits(CRUs)information,

andinformationabouthowtocontacttheLenovoCustomerSupportCenter.

•LenovoLicenseAgreement

ThisdocumentincludesthetermsandconditionsoftheLenovoLicenseAgreement.

•UserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesdetailedinformationtohelpyougetfamiliarwithyourserverandhelpyouuse,

congure,andmaintainyourserver.

•RackInstallationInstructions

Thisdocumentprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusing

therailkitshippedwiththeserver.

•ThinkServerManagementModuleUserGuide

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutserverremotemanagement.ThisdocumentisinEnglishonly.

YoumightndthisdocumentonthedocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourserver.Ifnot,downloadit

fromtheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Note:Toobtainadvancedremotemanagementfunctions,installaThinkServerManagementModule

Premium(TMMPremium)ontheTMMPremiumconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Installingor

removingtheThinkServerManagementModulePremium”onpage101

.

•MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)andhowto

usetheutilityprogramstocongure,monitor,andmaintainyourserverRAIDandrelateddevices.This

documentisinEnglishonly.

Chapter1.Generalinformation3

Documentonlyfortrainedservicepersonnel

ThefollowingdocumentisintendedonlyfortrainedservicepersonnelofLenovo.

HardwareMaintenanceManual

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationabouttroubleshootinganddiagnostics,componentlocations,and

replacementproceduresformajorFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs).Thisdocumentisupdatedfrequently,and

themostup-to-dateversionisalwaysavailableinEnglishontheLenovoWebsiteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In

somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanac

powersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwaredevices

installed,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroptions.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing,

orreplacinghardware”onpage69.

3.Installtheserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.SeetheRack

InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.

4.ConnecttheEthernetcable(s)andpowercord(s)totheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage

25

tolocatetheconnectors.

5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage51.

6.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand

customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage53

.

7.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram”onpage61

and“ConguringRAID”onpage64.

8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith

thehardwareoption.

9.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep

isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

10.Checkforrmwareupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage67.

11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes

withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.

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Chapter3.Productoverview

Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttheserverpackage,features,specications,softwareprograms,

andcomponentlocations.

Thischaptercontainsthefollowingitems:

•“Serverpackage”onpage7

•“Features”onpage8

•“Specications”onpage12

•“Software”onpage12

•“Locations”onpage14

Serverpackage

Theserverpackageincludestheserver,powercord(s),arailkit,printeddocumentation,adocumentation

DVD,andsoftwaremedia.

Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromthefollowingillustration.

Figure1.Serverpackage

1Server

2Materialbox,includingpowercord(s),printeddocumentation,adocumentationDVD,andsoftwaremedia

3Railkit

7

Features

Thistopicprovidesgeneralinformationabouttheserverfeaturesforavarietyofmodels.Dependingonyour

specicmodel,somefeaturesmightvaryorunavailable.Forinformationaboutyourspecicmodel,usethe

SetupUtilityprogram.See“ViewinginformationintheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage53

.

Microprocessor

OneortwoIntel

®

Xeon

®

quad-core,hexa-core,orocta-coremicroprocessors(internalcachesizevaries

bymodel)

ForalistoftheThinkServermicroprocessoroptions,goto:

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkserver

Memory

Yourserverhas20memoryslots.Formoreinformation,see“Memorymoduleinstallationrules”onpage80

.

Powersupply

Oneortwo800-watthot-swapredundantpowersupplies(Universalinputandcompliantwith80PLUSGold)

Systemfans

Yourserversupportssixhot-swapsystemfanswithredundancy,whichmeansthatvesystemfanscan

provideadequatecoolingwhiletheextraoneservesasaredundantsystemfan.Thisdesignhelpsyouto

avoidsignicantcoolingproblemswhenasystemfanfailsandyoucanreplaceahot-swapsystemfan

withoutturningofftheserver.

Internaldrives

Internaldrivesaredevicesthatyourserverusestoreadandstoredata.Theinternaldrivessupported

byyourservervarybymodel.

•Harddiskdrive

–Uptoeight3.5-inchhot-swapSerialAdvancedTechnologyAttachment(SATA)orSerialAttachedSCSI

(SAS)harddiskdrives(SCSIistheacronymforSmallComputerSystemInterface)

–Uptoeight2.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives

–Upto162.5-inchhot-swapSASharddiskdrivesorSATAsolid-statedrives

Note:Theterm“2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives”or“2.5-inchharddiskdrives”hereinafterreferstoall

thesupportedtypesof2.5-inchharddiskdrives,includingthesolid-statedrives.

•Opticaldrive

–OneslimSATAopticaldriveinsomemodels

Expansionslots

•Tworisercardassemblyslotsonthesystemboard

•TwoPCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly1

•ThreePCIExpresscardslotsontherisercardassembly2

Fordetailedinformation,see“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage25

.

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